USM School of Polymers and High Performance Materials

Robson F. Storey

Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering
School of Polymers and High Performance Materials
Polymer Science Building,Room 305
118 College Drive #10076
Hattiesburg,MS 39406-0001
Phone:(601)-266-4879
Fax:(601)-266-5504
Email: Robson.Storey@usm.edu
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Background

Professor; B.S., 1978, Polymer Science, B.S., 1978, Mathematics, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Ph.D., 1983, Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio; Associate Professor, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1989-92; Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1983-89; Research Chemist, American Cyanamid Company, 1982-83 Graduate Research Fellow, University of Akron, 1979-82.

Research Areas

Carbocationic polymerizations; Ring-opening polymerizations; Living polymerizations; Polymerization mechanism and kinetics; Real-time reaction monitoring; Block, graft and star-branched polymers; Elastomeric ionomers; Biodegradable polymers; Nanocomposites; coatings; Polymer characterization.

Recent Publications

1. Morgan, D. L.; Storey, R. F., End-quenching of quasi-living isobutylene polymerizations with alkoxybenzene compounds. Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) 2009, 42, (18), 6844-6847.

2. Morgan, D. L.; Stokes, C. D.; Meierhoefer, M. A.; Storey, R. F., Sulfonium Ion Adducts from Quasiliving Polyisobutylene and Mono- or Disulfides. Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) 2009, 42, (7), 2344-2352.

3. Moravek, S. J.; Storey, R. F., Copolymers of rac-Lactide and Îµ -Caprolactone: Conventional Copolymerization vs. Macroinitiator Copolymerization. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 2009, 46, (4), 339-345.

4. Moravek, S. J.; Messman, J. M.; Storey, R. F., Polymerization kinetics of rac-lactide initiated with alcohol/stannous octoate using in situ attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: an initiator study. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2009, 47, (3), 797-803.

5. Martinez-Castro, N.; Morgan, D. L.; Storey, R. F., Primary Halide-Terminated Polyisobutylene: End-Quenching of Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization with N-(Ï‰-Haloalkyl)pyrrole. Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) 2009, 42, (14), 4963-4971.

6. Moravek, S. J.; Storey, R. F., Reaction kinetics of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate with 1- and 2-butanol: a model study for polyurethane formation. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 2008, 109, (5), 3101-3107.

7. Kopchick, J. G.; Storey, R. F.; Jarrett, W. L.; Mauritz, K. A., Morphology of poly[(t-butyl acrylate)-b-styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene-b-(t-butyl acrylate)] pentablock terpolymers and their thermal conversion to the acrylic acid form. Polymer 2008, 49, (23), 5045-5052.

8. Kemp, L. K.; Poelma, J. E.; Cooper, T. R.; Storey, R. F., Structural Confirmation of Exo-Olefin-Coupled Polyisobutylene via Model Compound Synthesis and Characterization. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 2008, 45, (2), 137-143.

9. Kemp, L. K.; Donnalley, A. B.; Storey, R. F., Synthesis and characterization of carboxylic acid-terminated polyisobutylenes. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2008, 46, (10), 3229-3240.

10. Hassan, M. K.; Wiggins, J. S.; Storey, R. F.; Mauritz, K. A., Broadband dielectric spectroscopic characterization of the hydrolytic degradation of hydroxyl-terminated poly(D,L-lactide) materials. ACS Symposium Series 2008, 977, (Polymers for Biomedical Applications), 153-169.

11. Cooper, T. R.; Storey, R. F., Poly(lactic Acid) and Chain-Extended Poly(lactic acid)-Polyurethane Functionalized with Pendent Carboxylic Acid Groups. Macromolecules (Washington, DC, United States) 2008, 41, (3), 655-662.

12. Breland, L. K.; Storey, R. F., Polyisobutylene-based miktoarm star polymers via a combination of carbocationic and atom transfer radical polymerizations. Polymer 2008, 49, (5), 1154-1163.

13. Kopchick, J. G.; Storey, R. F.; Beyer, F. L.; Mauritz, K. A., Poly[acrylic acid-b-styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene-b-acrylic acid] pentablock terpolymers: 1. Morphological characterization. Polymer 2007, 48, (13), 3739-3748.

14. Cooper, T. R.; Storey, R. F., Characterization of poly(ethyleneoxyethylene terephthalate-co-adipate) using NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 2007, 44, (4), 367-372.

15. Wiggins, J. S.; Hassan, M. K.; Mauritz, K. A.; Storey, R. F., Hydrolytic degradation of poly(D,L-lactide) as a function of end group: Carboxylic acid vs. hydroxyl. Polymer 2006, 47, (6), 1960-1969.

16. Storey, R. F.; Scheuer, A. D.; Achord, B. C., Poly(acrylate-b-styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene-b-acrylate) block copolymers via carbocationic and atom transfer radical polymerizations. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry 2006, 43, (10), 1493-1512.

17. Simison, K. L.; Stokes, C. D.; Harrison, J. J.; Storey, R. F., End-Quenching of Quasiliving Carbocationic Isobutylene Polymerization with Hindered Bases: Quantitative Formation of exo-Olefin-Terminated Polyisobutylene. Macromolecules 2006, 39, (7), 2481-2487.

18. Messman, J. M.; Storey, R. F., Synthesis and characterization of multiblock copolymers composed of poly(5-methyl-5-benzyloxycarbonyl-1,3-dioxan-2-one) outer blocks and poly(L-lactide) inner blocks. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2006, 44, (23), 6817-6835.

19. Hassan, M. K.; Mauritz, K. A.; Storey, R. F.; Wiggins, J. S., Biodegradable aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane based on poly(Îµ-caprolactone) and L-lysine diisocyanate. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2006, 44, (9), 2990-3000.

20. Cooper, T. R.; Nix, N.; Storey, R. F., Aromatic-aliphatic block copolyesters based on AA/BB polymers and poly(lactic acid). ACS Symposium Series 2006, 939, (Degradable Polymers and Materials), 234-247.

21. Breland, L. K.; Murphy, J. C.; Storey, R. F., Poly(tert-butyl acrylate-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) terpolymer from a carbocationic initiator containing a latent radical initiating site. Polymer 2006, 47, (6), 1852-1860.

22. Storey, R. F.; Stokes, C. D.; Harrison, J. J., N-Methylpyrrole-Terminated Polyisobutylene through End-Quenching of Quasiliving Carbocationic Polymerization. Macromolecules 2005, 38, (11), 4618-4624.

23. Storey, R. F.; Scheuer, A. D.; Achord, B. C., Amphiphilic poly(acrylic acid-b-styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene-b-acrylic acid) pentablock copolymers from a combination of quasiliving carbocationic and atom transfer radical polymerization. Polymer 2005, 46, (7), 2141-2152.

24. Smith, Q. A.; Storey, R. F., Quasiliving Cationic Polymerization of Styrene and Isobutylene: Run Number and Apparent Rate Constant of Ionization by TiCl4 and Energies of Activation of Elementary Reactions. Macromolecules 2005, 38, (12), 4983-4988.

25. Mountz, D. A.; Storey, R. F.; Mauritz, K. A., Fourier transform infrared/attenuated total reflectance analysis of water diffusion in poly[styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene] block copolymer membranes. Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 2005, 43, (7), 764-776.

26. Messman, J. M.; Scheuer, A. D.; Storey, R. F., Synthesis and characterization of A-B-A triblock copolymers derived from chloro-telechelic poly(-lactide): combining ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Polymer 2005, 46, (11), 3628-3638.

27. Kwee, T.; Taylor, S. J.; Mauritz, K. A.; Storey, R. F., Morphology and mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of linear and star poly(styrene-b-isobutylene-b-styrene) block copolymers. Polymer 2005, 46, (12), 4480-4491.

28. Breland, L. K.; Smith, Q. A.; Storey, R. F., Measurement of Run Number in Quasiliving Cationic Polymerization Using the Rapid Monomer Consumption Phenomenon. Macromolecules 2005, 38, (7), 3026-3028.

29. Taylor, S. J.; Storey, R. F.; Kopchick, J. G.; Mauritz, K. A., Poly[(styrene-co-p-methylstyrene)-b-isobutylene-b-(styrene-co-p-methylstyrene)] triblock copolymers. 1. Synthesis and characterization. Polymer 2004, 45, (14), 4719-4730.

30. Taylor, S. J.; Storey, R. F., Tetrafunctional initiators for cationic polymerization of olefins. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2004, 42, (23), 5942-5953.

31. Storey, R. F.; Scheuer, A. D., Aqueous Cationic Polymerization of p-Methoxystyrene Using Hydrophilic Phenylphosphonic Acids. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Pure and Applied Chemistry 2004, A41, (3), 257-266.

32. Messman, J. M.; Storey, R. F., Real-time monitoring of the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide with in situ attenuated total reflectance/fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with conduit and diamond-composite sensor technology. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2004, 42, (24), 6238-6247.